Jason Schutz is in his second season as an assistant coach for
both the Matador men's and women's track & field teams.

In charge of the Matador throwers, Schutz helped Tucker Weathers
to a second-place fininsh in the hammer at the Big West
Championships in 2012. Weathers also advanced to the NCAA West
Regionals for the first time.

Schutz completed his second season as the throws coach at
Pittsburgh in 2011. His main focus with the Panthers was the
development of the team's discus, hammer, shot put and weight throw
events.

Schutz joins the Panthers after serving a year as an assistant
track and field coach at his alma mater, Colorado State. There, he
helped oversee the training and development of 18 throwers in
2008-09. He worked alongside Brian Bedard, the head coach at CSU,
who has accumulated over 21 years of coaching experience, and has
coached 32 All-Americans and two national champions.

Schutz also helped to develop and oversee weight lifting
programs and coached lifting technique for various components of
the track team. He has outstanding experience in designing training
programs and coaching student-athletes on a one-on-one basis in
throwing events. Schutz also gained experience evaluating video of
potential recruits.

A 2008 graduate from Colorado State with a bachelor of science
degree in natural resource management, he also minored in watershed
science. During his collegiate career, Schutz was a three-time
All-American, as well as an Academic All-American and team captain.
He competed in the discus, hammer and weight throw events at the
NCAA Championships. Additionally, Schutz qualified for the past
three USATF Outdoor Championships in the discus throw. He was also
a 2008 Olympic Trials participant.